Ferrari F430 vs Lamborghini Gallardo

[Rockefella]

Yes I am

Can you disclose the magazine or no?

[MrKipling]

I'd rather not, that way I can carry on saying whatever I like on here!

Ooo, I've been upgraded from 'Rookie' to 'Member'!

[henk4]

I'd rather not, that way I can carry on saying whatever I like on here!

Ooo, I've been upgraded from 'Rookie' to 'Member'!

yeah, we did not want to spoil you with the rookie of the year award

[MrKipling]

BOOOOOO! I would have been quite chuffed with that!

[henk4]

BOOOOOO! I would have been quite chuffed with that!

In that case, you can start removing your old posts to get below 500 again

[kingofthering]

ill take whoever has the best engine sound and interior

[MrKipling]

Gonna be the 430, then.

[Gottlieb Zhai]

I would perfer the Lamborghini gallardo because I perfer lamborghini.

And Lambo put more attention on details,like most German cars.

[pAinTrAin]

Doesn't anyone think the Ferreri looks a little like the new 06' vette??

[andy.muc]

Having driven both, I'd go for the 430, much better 'all-round' car.

Strange... all the articles i read (EVO, SportAuto, Auto-Motor, Sport) said exactly the opposit. So does Clarkson...
They say the AWD Gallardo is much easier to handle. The RWD F430 tends to understeer.
How come you experienced such big differences?

[jump15vc]

Figures are one thing, but I don't think that 0.1 of a second would ever be noticeable in everyday situations, and you are not likely to be driving at top speed for a lot of the time, so the figures are not really important.
0-60 times are governed by a host of variables, so 0.1 second could be lost by reaction times alone.

almost all testers in the states go by drag race rules in that the clock doesnt start until the car has moved 1ft which usually takes about .2-.3 sec so reaction times would not apply

[jump15vc]

Strange... all the articles i read (EVO, SportAuto, Auto-Motor, Sport) said exactly the opposit. So does Clarkson...
They say the AWD Gallardo is much easier to handle. The RWD F430 tends to understeer.
How come you experienced such big differences?

wouldnt an awd car understeer more than a rwd car? i thought the f430 had very neutral handling for the most part

[MrKipling]

There's no way the F430 understeers - if anything it's still a little too twitchy at the rear. Having said that, the F430 is much easier to get in and out of, has a very reasonably sized boot, has comfier seats and sounds better.

The Gallardo does understeer, although when I experienced that I was in the passenger seat.

[Coventrysucks]

almost all testers in the states go by drag race rules in that the clock doesnt start until the car has moved 1ft which usually takes about .2-.3 sec so reaction times would not apply

So that takes care of the error due to reaction times.

Now how do you account for:
Different air temperature
Different "track" temperature
How much or little the engine & transmission is warmed through
Tyre Temperature
Tyre wear
Altitude

And so on.

The list of variables is vast, and they all add up to a significant error, especially when you are comparing two cars with differences in 0-60 times of 0.1 or 0.2 seconds, so why bother?

It is a rough guide, not definative "proof" that one car beats another.

[MrKipling]

Aside from anything else, 0-62 is useless in the real world! Who's going to hold 4,000rpm, sidestep the clutch and crash 1st and 2nd on a regular basis?!

I reckon 50-80 (or 70) should become the new standard.